Total Crime Rate
1454.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norton Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Street (L3 8QA) in the last 12 months was 1454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.9% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 772.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norton Street (L3 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Hawke Street. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brownlow Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Commutation Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Liverpool Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Copperas Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camden Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Soho Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Soho Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Soho Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Islington | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Maritime Place | Under investigation |
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